Photograph-printing device.



APPLIGATION FILED DEO.13, 1912.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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A. E. LIPP.

PHOTOGRAPH PRINTING DEVICE.

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PHOTOGRAPH PRINTING DEVICE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ALBERT E. LIPP, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PHOTOGRAPH-PRINTING DEVICE.

Application filed December 13, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. LIPP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPhotograph-Printing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to photograph printing devices and has for itsobject to provide, first, a novel means whereby photographic printshaving white borders may be quickly and uniformly produced; secondly, anovel means whereby the border controlling devices may be qucklyadjusted to prints and negatives of different sizes; thirdly, a novelmeans of gaging the printing paper with respect to the bordercontrolling devices and for holding the negatives in difierent positionswith respect to the border controlling devices so that parts or all ofthe negatives may be printed; fourt-hly, a novel means for controllingthe contact board and for yieldingly holding it in the closed position;and,

fifthly, a novel means for holding a vignet ting device in operativeposition all as will.

be hereinafter fully described and particularly claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention: Figure 1, is afront elevation of my improved photo-graph printing device. Fig. 2, isan elevation of the device with the contact board and its raising springbroken away. Fig. 3, is a vertical section, on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig.1, is a horizontal section, on line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5, is a rearelevation of the device. Figs. 6, and 7 are views similar to Fig. 2showing modifications of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates a frame which may be of anyshape and size for its intended purpose. The frame 2 is provided with anexposure opening 5 therein, through which light may pass in printingphotographs. In the present embodiment of my invention, the frame 2 isin the form of a hand frame, provided with a suitable handle 6 andadapted to be moved about by hand. It will be understood, however, thatthe frame 2 may be a fixture and form a part of a wall of a dark room inwhich the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Serial No. 736,530.

photographic prints are made. The forward face of the frame 2 isprovided with a depression around the opening 5, and seated in thedepression is a clear glass 7 covering one side of the opening 5 andhaving its outer face flush with the forward face of the frame 2.

Arranged on the forward face of the frame 2 is an L-shaped member 8 anda contact board 9. The member 8 comprises an arm 10 arranged adjacentthe top of the board 9 and an arm 11 arranged adjacent one side of theboard 9, the top and one side of the board 9 being fitted to the arms 10and 11, respectively, of the L-shaped memher 8, as shown. The top of thecontact board 9 is hinged to the arm 10 by means of suitable hinges 12,so that the board 9 may be moved on its hinges and from the forward faceof the frame 2 and the forward face of the glass 7.

Located between the L-shaped member 8 and the forward face of the frame2 is a second L-shaped member 13 which is secured to the member 8 andforms, in effect, a part thereof. The L-shaped member 13 is made verythin, preferably of sheet metal, and it extends fro-m the two arms 10and 11 of the member 8 and forms an L-shaped flange located between theforward face of the glass 7 and the inner or contact face of the board 9along the top and one side thereof, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

The members 8 and 13 are bodily movable toward and from the forward faceof the frame 2 and they are supported by two flat springs 14. The upperends of the springs 14: bear against a rib 15 on the top of the frame 2and the lower ends of the springs 14 extend between the L-shaped members8 and 13 and are secured to the member 8 by nails or screws. The springs14: extend from the member 8 to the rib 15 in spaced relation to theforward face of the frame 2, and the springs are held in the positionshown with relation to the frame 2 by screws 16 which extend throughopenings in the springs and are screwed into the frame 2 and have headsengaging the outer faces of the springs 14L, causing them to press themembers 8 and 13 toward the forward face of the frame 2, or the forwardface of the glass 7 or both. By adjusting the screws 16 in or out thepressure of the springs 14 may be nicely regulated.

The lower portion of the arm 11 of the member 8 is provided with a flatspring arm 17 which extends around the outer edge of the arm 11. One endof the spring arm 17 is secured to the arm 11 and the other end thereofis provided with an opening which receives a pin 18 projecting from theside of the frame 2. The spring arm 17 is formed with a bend 19extending outwardly from the face of the arm 11, and the free 'end ofthe arm 17 is flared outwardly, at 20. When the bend 19 is pressedtoward the arm 11, the flared end 20 slides over the end of the pin 18and forces the free end of the arm 17 outwardly until the openingtherein comes into registry with the pin 18, when the arm 17 springsback toward the frame and the pin 18 enters the opening, thus causingthe spring arm 17 to press the lower end of the arm 11 yieldingly towardthe forward face of the frame 2.

The negative 21 from which the prints are to be made is interposedbetween the member 18 and the forward face of the frame 2 and restsagainst the forward face of the glass 7. In placing a negative in thisposition, the spring arm 17 is first disengaged from the pin 18 and themembers 8 and 18 are sprung outwardly from the frame 2, and after thenegative has been adjusted to the desired position, the members 8 and 18are released and the spring arm 17 is engaged with the pin 18, thusclamping the negative 21 in position. By the construction shown, it willbe observed that the negative 21 may be adjusted to bring any portionthereof, say for example, the head of a person on the negative, towardor from the inner edges of the two arms 10 and 11 of the L-shaped member8. The inner edges of the arms 10 and 11 formstops for the top and lefthand side edges of the printing paper 22 when it is placed upon thenegative 21. It will thus be seen that the printingpaper may be quicklyand properly positioned with relation to the portion of the negativedesired to be printed each time the contact board 9 is moved to the openposition and the printing paper inserted, in printing a number ofsimilar photographs.

To produce white borders around the edges of the photographic prints, Iprovide a thin L-shaped member 28, the two arms of which are clampedwith the negative 21 between the forward face of the frame 2 and theL-shaped member 18, the inner edges of the members 18 and 28 forming arectangular opening through which light may pass to and through thenegative 21 in making prints. The ends of the arms of the member 28 lapthe ends of the arms of the members 18 and the member 28 may be adjustedto different positions to vary the size of the opening formed betweenthe members 18 and 28 to suit different requirements. When the member 28is properly adjusted for a sheet of printing paper of a given size, thepaper is placed upon the negative and the inner edges of the two members18 and 28 with the upper and left hand edges of the paper against thearms 10 and 11 of the member 8, forming the paper gage. In thisposition, the edge portions of the paper extend over the edges of themembers 18 and 28 uniformly around the paper, and the edges of members18 and prevent the light from reaching the edges of the paper, when thepaper is pressed against the negative by the contact board 9, inprinting, thereby producing the white bordered prints.

Secured to the lower portion of the contact board 9 is one end of a flatspring arm 24 which extends from the board 9 around the bottom of theframe 2, forming a hook adapted to engage a face 25 of the frame 2 andto press the lower portion of the contact board 9 toward the frame 2,while the springs 14 press the upper portion of the board 9 toward theframe, when a sheet of printing paper is clamped between the negative 21and the contact board 9. The spring arm 24 is provided with an outwardlyflaring or beveled end 26, so that when the contact board is moved tothe closed position, hand pressure against the arm 24- will cause theflaring portion 26 to engage the bottom edge of the frame 2 and forcethe free end of the arm downwardly until its hooked free end is inposition to spring upwardly and engage the face 25 and hold the contactboard in the closed or clamping position. When it is desired to move theboard from the closed to the open position, it is merely necessary tomove the arm 24 to free its hooked end from the face of the frame 2.

To automatically move the contact board 9 to the open position shown bydotted lines in Fig. 8, when the spring arm 24 is moved to free itshooked end from the face 25, I provide a flat spring 27 which. embracesthe top of the frame 2 and is secured thereto by a screw 28. The spring27 extends from the screw 28 forwardly and downwardly adjacent theforward face of the contact board 9 and the lower end portion of thespring 27 is inserted into the space between a bar or bracket 29 and theforward face of the contact board 9, the bar or bracket 29 being secured to the contact board. The spring 27 exerts forward and upwardpressure against the bracket 29, and when the hooked end of the arm 24is freed from the face 25, the spring 27, raises the contact board tothe open or dotted line position shown in Fig.

while the main body of the spring continues 1 to exert an upwardpressure on the bracket 29, at 31, as the spring continues to raise, theboard 9 until it comes to a stop at the dotted line position, its finalmovement be- 1 ing cushioned by the engagement of the spring 27 with theface of the contact board 9, as the end portion of the spring slidesthrough the bracket '29 and over the face of I the board 9. a I Formedin the frame 2 and extending around three sides of the opening 5, nearthe I rearward face of the frame, is an undercut groove 32, formingguides to receive a vignetting glass "33 and a substantially opaquevignetting board 34, the glass 33 and board 34 being arranged face toface and inserted into the groove 32 from the open top thereof. Theglass 33 and board 34 cover the rearward portion of the opening 5 5 andthey are retained in place by "the rearward end portion 35 of the spring27, the} end portion 35 being formed into a latch adapted to bedepressed when the glass 33 '5 and board 34 are inserted or removed,andto engage the edges thereof and hold them in place. The glass 33 andboard 34 are supported in the groove 32 in spaced relation to thenegative 21, when it is desired to print vignetted photographs. Theglass 33 is provided with a thin coating of porcelain 36 to diffuse thelight in passing therethrough, and the board 34 is provided with asuitably located opening '37, smaller than the opening 5 through whichthe light passes in printing the vignetted photographs in the usualmanner.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the L-sh'aped member 13 is omittedand two projections or fingers "38 are provided to engage and hold anegative 39 inwardly of the two arms 10 and 11 of the L-shaped member 8when it is desired to produce a white border at the extreme edge orbeyond the edge of the negative. The fingers 38 are carried by v theL-shaped member 8, and the inner face of the member 8 is adapted toengage the negative when it is inserted between the member 8 and theforward face of the frame 2. In this construction, I employ a mask 40extending entirely around the negative, to shut out the light to producewhite bordered photographs, and the mask 40 may, be pasted to the clearglass 7, or it may be clamped in place by the fingers 38 on the member8.

In the modification "shown in Fig. 7, the

L-shap'ed member may only perform the functions of a holding device forthe negative 41 and a gage for the printing paper 42 when it is notdesired to print white bord'ered photographs.

I claim:

1. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame having anopening therein, an fL-shaped negative support on said frame adjacenttwo walls of said opening-and having a negative-engaging face movabletoward and from said frame, yielding means connected to one arm of saidL- shaped support and pressing said face toward said frame, a contactboard movable toward and from'said opening and having 1 one end hingedto the arm of said L-Jshaped supportto which said yielding means isconnected, and means for clamping the end of said board opposite to thehinged end thereof to said frame. 7

'2. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame havingan opening therein, a negative support on said frame adjacentsaid'opening and having a negative-engaging face'movable toward and fromsaid frame,a spring having one part secured to said frame and anotherpart secured to said support and pressing said face toward said frameand guiding said support when moved toward or from said frame, a contactboard hinged to said support and movable toward and from said opening,and means for clamping said board to said frame.

3. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame having anopening therein, an L-shaped negative support on said frame adjacent twowalls of said opening and having a negative-engaging face movable towardand from said frame, yielding means connected to one arm of said L-shaped support and pressing said face toward said frame, means-forclamping the other arm of said L-shaped support to said frame, a contactboard movable toward and from said opening, and means for clamping saidboard to said frame.

4. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame having anopening therein, an L-shaped negative support on said frame adjacent twowalls of said opening and having a negative-engaging face movable towardand from said frame, yielding means connected to one arm of said L-shaped support and pressing said face toward said frame, means foryieldingly clamping the other arm of said L-shaped support to saidframe, a contact board movable toward and from said opening, and meansfor clamping said board to said frame. V

5. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame having anopening therein, means for supporting a negative adjacent said opening,a contact board movable toward and from said opening, and a spring armclamping said board to'said frame, said arm having one end secured tosaid board and the other end hooked around a part of said frame.

6. In a photograph printing device, the

combination of a frame having an opening therein, means for supporting anegative adjacent said opening, a contact board movable toward and fromsaid opening, a spring arm clamping said board to said frame, said armhaving one end secured to said board and the other end hooked around apart of combination of a frame having an opening therein and providedwith a part having a negative supporting face adjacent said opening, acontact board movable toward and from said opening to closed and openpositions, and a negative supporting member extending between said faceand said board when the latter is in closed position, said face and saidmember being adapted to hold a negative therebetween.

8. In a photograph printingcdevice, the combination of a frame having anopening therein and provided with a part having a negative supportingface adjacent said opening,v a contact board movable toward and fromsaid opening to closed and open positions, apart adjacent said boardwhen said board is in the closed position, yielding means pressing saidpart toward said frame, and a negative supporting member carried by saidpart and extending between said face and said board when the latter isin the closed position, said face and said member being adapted to holda negative therebetween.

9. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame having anopening therein and provided with a part adapted to support a negativeadjacent said opening, a contact board movable toward and from saidopening to closed and open positions, a part adjacent said board whensaid board is in the closed position, yielding means pressing said parttoward said frame, and an L-shaped member covering a part of the contactface of said board when said board is in the closed position, saidmember being held in place by the second named part.

10. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame havingan opening therein and provided with a part adapted to support anegative adjacent said opening, a contact board movable toward and fromsaid opening to closed and open positions, a pair of members each havingtwo arms lapping the two arms of the other, said members forming anopening therebetween and covering a part of the contact face of saidboard when said board is in the closed position, one of said membersbeing adjustable relative to the other to vary the size of the openingtherebetween, and means holding said members in position and permittingmovement of said board toward and from said members.

11. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame havingan opening therein and provided with a part adapted to support anegative adjacent said opening, a contact board movable toward and fromsaid opening to closed and open positions, a pair of members each havingtwo arms lapping the two arms of the other, said members forming anopening therebetween and covering a part of the contact face of saidboard when said board is in the closed position, one of said membersbeing adjustable relative to the other to vary the size of the openingtherebetween, and yielding means holding said members in position andpermitting movement of said board toward and from said members, saidyielding means being connected to one of said members and causing it topress against the other of said members.

12. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame havingan opening therein, means for supporting a negative adjacent saidopening, a contact board movable toward and from said opening to closedand open positions, a part connected to said board, and a springconnected to said frame and engaging said part and operative to movesaid board from the closed to the open position when said board isreleased, said spring exerting pressure against said part in onedirection and against said board in a reverse direction and retardingthe final movement of said board as it reaches the open position.

13. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame havingan opening therein, means for supporting a negative adjacent saidopening, a hinged contact board movable on its hinge toward and fromsaid opening to closed and open positions, a bracket secured to saidboard, a spring secured to said frame and extending between said bracketand said board and operative to move said board from the closed to theopen position when said board is released, said spring exerting pressureagainst said bracket in one direction and against said board in areverse direction and retarding the final movement of said board as itreaches the open position.

14-. In a photograph printing device, the combination of a frame havingan opening therein, a contact board movable toward and from said openingto closed and open spring forming a yielding" retaining arm 10positions, means for supporting a negative holding said vignettingdevice in place. on one slde of said frame ad1acent said In testlmonywhereof I afiix my slgnature opening, a vignetting device supported onin presence of tWo Witnesses. J

the other side of said frame ad'acent said opening, a spring embracing aphrt of said ALBERT LIPP' frame and secured thereto, one end of saidWitnesses:

spring tending to move said board to the A. V. GROUPE,

open position, and the other end of said S. I. HARPER.

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